Hope and Healing for Chronic Wounds
Non-healing or chronic wounds not only affect your ability to enjoy an active life, they can lead to potentially serious, life-threatening conditions such as gangrene and bacterial infections of the bone and marrow (osteomyelitis). The Wound Center at South Miami Heart Center is a comprehensive outpatient treatment center dedicated to healing difficult wounds.
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Healing
At the Wound Center, we understand that every patient is a unique individual and that no two wounds are alike. There are many paths to healing—that’s why we take a multidisciplinary approach to wound care.
Your Treatment Team
Exceptional wound care begins with an exceptional team. Our multidisciplinary team specializes in wound care. Depending on your condition, your treatment team may include:
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Hyperbaric medicine technicians
• Physical therapists
• Podiatrists
• Dietitians
• Home health professionals
The team works closely with patients and families to create an individualized treatment plan based on their needs. Healing a problematic wound is a process. It requires patience and persistence. Our Wound Center treatment team partners with patients throughout the healing process. In addition to expert medical care, they offer encouragement, education, medication management and lifestyle modification suggestions.
Treatment Options
Today, there are many ways to treat chronic or non-healing wounds. Our Wound Center staff stays up to date with the latest treatments for chronic or non-healing wounds.
Your individualized wound treatment plan may include:
• Wound assessment
• Diabetes care
• Podiatry consultations
• Vascular consultations
• Skin care and grafting
• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
• Compression therapy
• Infection control
• Physical therapy
• Nutritional screening
• Patient education
Contact Us
For more information about the Wound Center at South Miami Heart Center, call 786-662-5187.
Our Location
The Wound Center is located on the South Miami Hospital campus at 6250 Sunset Drive. We are on the first floor of the 6250 Building, directly across from the hospital.
Physician Referral
Get a referral to a South Miami Heart Center physician or call 786-662-2222. For referral to the Wound Center, consult your physician or call us directly at 786-662-5187.